Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-13
orroRruNIrIEs roR FARMERs.

offOhIlNlIltS FOX fAhMEhc.
rae nfst IN tAe ssflss OF whitehead
mestiugs. % Which he press ofthe State
has MAZE ne public aSarv, was held In The
large hall ggon The fair gr0anis Of OxfOri
Ccaniy Agricultural Society. on Tuesday,
Aug. 9th. Mr. Watched oslng Lecturer
of the National Grange The patrons OF
Oxford eOun,y. than whom none are more
earnest. Elective or lstelligeni IN their ef-
forts ~ enhance The welfare of those en-
gagged In agriculture. aud believing that In
20 way can this b. done more seccessfaliy
than ~ such Organization a. The Grange
Of The country ad0rcs To The farmers
such patrons therefore naturally expected
that those living In 80 good farming
region a. Tat al acenito TIE fair groun.s,
woaid svince q desire 10 know what the
Grange L.. what its principles arr, aud
vaAi u aims 20 accomplish; and jus; 30
naturally II was expected the Lecturer of
The NaiionL Grange woulf be one fully
quallned % illustrate AMI elacldkie. ani 20
clearly and forcioly 80; forthits principles.
purposes. and what II has already attained.
The Gay % The meeting was ine. bat The
aitentance wAs small. Several reasons
nay be given Why some were not there.
lut the conviction forces itself upon rs
that lack % Interest was the one that bad
most weight with the greater number that
kept away. lvin mOraiile for moment
right here. To me II l. quite certain that
farmers an mAking progress In many ways
that 20 % make up . Successful and pleas.
ant hfe. ani yet there are many who move
on in The same Ola way, OLD ruiss,ssy are
called, whose llfc gOcs hast, whose farms
arc fsr from being - productive A. they
ought % b.. whose methods and practices
are not such a. % bring rVmunerauvc
crOps nor such a. goa head. prosperous
farmers pursue. And such farmers are The
ones Who grumblc. nni fAuit. aud condemn
The farms, and. In fact. everybody and
everything. while the fault i In them
selves The whole pr,ss 0f Tie country
now fevotss part of - columns 10 sgti-
cultural Interests. while that more cspe-
clsily devoted 90 The fsruci'g calling is
ably conducted. ani Il nllcd With Tie best
though;s % those who have male farming
successful ny intelligent practice. Jet,
Iafgiug ~ The practice OF too many OF
these grumblsrs. they 90 not read. And
Whatsoever pains our board or Agriculture
may take 10 bold meetings. such grSm-
b,iuc farmers stay away, OF n they attend
no Impression l. rtcrlved Now whiic
they are grumbitg Ard growing The
world moves, and fsrmlng goes onward,
growirg With other groSths. Tbs car OF
progress has gone by, lcavlpg many, wao,
bet f0r no ones fault bat their own, might
have gOue forward h,i they bat dope a.
those have who, ~ avalllng themselves OF
tne opportunities presented. and who oy
pgiiiug The knowledge gainsd by such op-
portuuiilss into practice upon their hrns,
have gained All src gAlnirg success, and
the cOmsofts ana delights OF lie are theirs
and those whose happiness l. 80 largely
dependent upon them.
rhe order of PatroIs % HnsbAufry WAS
Instituted not alone % meet Tie wants OF
The more progressive farmers, nor YET
mainly for ssch. bot for All and 10 none
doe II hold out = more helping hand, 10
uoue i The intucemeni ofercd greater
Than % those wao. f0r one reason or an.
Other. fAii % reach that measure ofsnecess
In life that hfings the highesi enjoyment
II il for such ant % bSnefi them that our
beet patrons are working, aud ioE THIS
reason II l. that lsciarcrs are In The nelis
u show TIE objects sOnght for, The AL
vautages % b obtained. and What has al
really been gained. that adds something 10
irg class. Mr. wh.ishead. The National
Lsciursr. came here Tor this purpose, and
A. WAS expected. De told of much that had
bssn galnci by organization. 81 maeh
morc that can BE- by guitsd trorii Ani how
futile ABd feeble are our sforts wnen work
lng alone. 80 Tar ~ gaining any state OF
National advantages A report OF the iec-
,1rc OF Mr. Whitehead viii not attempt
bu, wish % draw The lesson hAve al
tempted. which il that 10 Il oar fsali " We
DO not avail ourselves o; evcry oppoftur-
lty 20 ga.n Information relative 70 our
calling. OF profession as u Is, ard may
with propTiety be- called. We msy JasN -
vel settle down 10 The fact that an era OF
low price. il upon us, ani that u j. oniy
bv putting such a degree OF Intelligence
into our farm practices - viii enable Us
90 produce crops AZ pront under sueh
condition % things. will bring Us success,
remembering that low prices mean mAhy
comforts 20 the great class OF la0oring
people g. r. Hinn0Ei IN Alias Idru'sr'